Noam Chomsky once called English spelling "a near optimal system."
— Colin Gorrie (@colingorrie) March 11, 2026
You might think he was being ironic. Far from it.
The silent 'b' in "bomb" reappears in "bombard." The silent 'n' in "hymn" is pronounced once again in "hymnal." The silent 'g' in "sign" comes back in "signal."… pic.twitter.com/h45AU4TE5m
